[Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat (Feisty, Gutsy)

2009-02-24 Thread David Oftedal
That's very difficult for me to guess, legolas... But the mailing list thread quoted on http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9147 seems to indicate that modifier keys such as Ctrl and Alt were handled the same way in 2.4 as all keypresses are in 2.6; that is, they weren't released until a

[Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat (Feisty, Gutsy)

2009-04-14 Thread David Oftedal
Yes, there's no indication on kernel.org that the bug has been fixed either: On http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9147 , the status is listed as ASSIGNED. Unless we're actually dealing with several different bugs here, the bug is therefore probably still there. -- Keyboard keys get

[Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat (Feisty, Gutsy)

2009-04-14 Thread David Oftedal
And by the way, if your computer is affected by kernel.org bug #9147, try pressing Ctrl-Alt-F1 in X. At least on my system, when the bug occurs, this resets the keyboard driver somehow and refreshes the screen, instead of bringing up the console, as one would expect. -- Keyboard keys get stuck

[Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat (Feisty, Gutsy)

2009-01-19 Thread David Oftedal
An old mailing list posting regarding the kernels 2.6.0-test1 and -test4 may hold the answer to the problem: http://lkml.org/lkml/2003/9/15/210 On Mon, Sep 15, 2003 at 08:55:46PM +, xsdg wrote: What would happen if the kernel received two keypress events, and then one key- release event

[Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat (Feisty, Gutsy)

2009-01-19 Thread David Oftedal
Also, the person making the complaint is using the i8042 keyboard controller and getting the same error messages: Sep 14 20:42:27 cpp kernel: atkbd.c: Unknown key (set 2, scancode 0xb6, on isa0060/serio0) pressed. Sep 14 20:42:27 cpp kernel: i8042 history: 19 a2 99 0f 8f 0f 8f 1c 9c 04 84 36 09

[Bug 237604] Re: Ctrl-key stuck in Gnome after continued browsing

2009-01-13 Thread David Oftedal
Well, I'm using Iceweasel on Windows Vista now and can't remember experiencing the bug even once, but on Linux it occurs about once a day... So if the bug did occur in XP, it seems to have been fixed in Vista. Either that, or it's directly linked to the Firefox logo and trademark. -- Ctrl-key

[Bug 237604] Re: Ctrl-key stuck in Gnome after continued browsing

2009-01-16 Thread David Oftedal
It may be related to differences in the keypress handling in kernel 2.6, though. Here's someone reporting a similar bug in 2003: http://lkml.org/lkml/2003/9/14/148 A person named Andries Brouwer replies with the following: The answers differ for 2.4 and 2.6. For 2.4 each keypress is a keypress,

[Bug 194214] Re: Keys get stuck down

2009-01-17 Thread David Oftedal
Ah, I forgot to note here that disabling setup-hotkeys or hotkey-setup or whatever it was called didn't solve the problem after all. However, an old mailing list posting from 2003 hints at the keyboard handling in the kernel 2.6 series being the cause of a remarkably similar problem: The answers

[Bug 408165] Re: Linksys By Cisco WUSB600N v2 Doesn't Work

2009-12-03 Thread David Oftedal
Not only can I confirm that this device doesn't work in Linux; it doesn't work in 64-bit Windows 7 either! If this device ever starts being useful for anything, it'll be when they release new drivers for it. -- Linksys By Cisco WUSB600N v2 Doesn't Work https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408165 You

[Bug 408165] Re: Linksys By Cisco WUSB600N v2 Doesn't Work

2009-12-03 Thread David Oftedal
Great news, though! I was able to obtain the same results as Daan Kets by using the same distro (64-bit Karmic) and the same driver (64-bit XP version) and following the steps outlined above. Thank you so much for this invaluable piece of information! Let's hope other buyers of this device will

[Bug 408165] Re: Linksys By Cisco WUSB600N v2 Doesn't Work

2009-12-05 Thread David Oftedal
Not so great news, though: After working for a short while initially, it now quickly fails each time it starts connecting to a network, causing the network-manager utilities to hang until the OS is rebooted. It could conceivably start to work again temporarily if the machine were completely

[Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat (Feisty, Gutsy)

2009-06-04 Thread David Oftedal
I always thought what the original poster was experiencing was the kernel bug over at http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9147 , which is now being handled over there. Then again, the keys that are getting stuck seem to vary between different systems, so who knows. At any rate, good luck

[Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat (Feisty, Gutsy)

2008-09-06 Thread David Oftedal
I've seen the reference to the 2.6.27 kernel, but as far as I can see, it's not in the APT repository, and unless it can be installed quickly from a package, it'll take too much time away from the tasks the machine is actually meant to be used for to test a new kernel. Not to mention that

[Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat (Feisty, Gutsy)

2008-08-30 Thread David Oftedal
I'm having this problem in Kubuntu on a Fujitsu Siemens Amilo laptop with an ATI chipset and without Compiz Fusion. I'm getting the atkbd.c error message, but not the USB error message. [13300.027424] atkbd.c: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0xe0 on isa0060/serio0). [13300.027430]

[Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat (Feisty, Gutsy)

2008-08-30 Thread David Oftedal
lspci: 00:00.0 Host bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS690 Host Bridge 00:01.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS690 PCI to PCI Bridge (Internal gfx) 00:04.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device 7914 00:06.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS690 PCI to PCI Bridge (PCI Express Port 2)

[Bug 80719] Re: The image is way too dark

2007-02-08 Thread David Oftedal
Unfortunately, I tried the newest driver today, and the image is still way too dark. Perhaps I should just get a better (third) webcam... -- The image is way too dark https://launchpad.net/bugs/80719 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 80719] The image is way too dark

2007-01-20 Thread David Oftedal
Public bug reported: When using the spca5xx driver, the image is way too dark. This cannot be corrected by using options such as gamma or brightness when loading the driver. Supposedly a newer version of the drivers corrects the problem, but this is apparently not the version used in Ubuntu. **

[Bug 70889] Re: The video controls (contrast, Brightness, ... ) don't work

2007-01-20 Thread David Oftedal
I've had problems with the controls as well, with an ELECOM branded camera. Supposedly there are newer drivers available? -- The video controls (contrast, Brightness, ... ) don't work https://launchpad.net/bugs/70889 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 582264] Re: lucid lynx going into disk activity frenzy, stalls for minutes

2011-06-27 Thread David Oftedal
The problem's still present in 2.6.38, though the stalls are much shorter. The longest one I've had until the OOM-killer did its job was about 12 minutes. Stephane Carrez suggests changing the I/O scheduler to the deadline scheduler:

[Bug 582264] Re: lucid lynx going into disk activity frenzy, stalls for minutes

2011-06-27 Thread David Oftedal
The bug's still there ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Expired = Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/582264 Title: lucid lynx going into disk activity frenzy,

[Bug 717843] Re: python2.7 python imaging (PIL) dumps core with buffer overflow

2011-06-28 Thread David Oftedal
This patch may be related: http://osdir.com/ml/scm-fedora-commits/2011-06/msg02243.html -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/717843 Title: python2.7 python imaging (PIL) dumps core with

[Bug 582264] Re: lucid lynx going into disk activity frenzy, stalls for minutes

2011-07-14 Thread David Oftedal
The scheduler change helps a lot (just as the kernel upgrade helped), but the underlying problem is obviously still there – When the system runs out of memory, it starts furiously using the disk, even when it isn't using swap. Since the original poster submitted the requested information, I'm

[Bug 717843] Re: python2.7 python imaging (PIL) dumps core with buffer overflow

2011-09-24 Thread David Oftedal
Odd... But this thread seems to indicate that TWO fixes might be needed? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6080825/python-pil-ycbcr-support -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/717843

[Bug 717843] Re: python2.7 python imaging (PIL) dumps core with buffer overflow

2011-09-26 Thread David Oftedal
I can confirm that it works both for converting RGB images and for creating new YCbCr images in Oneiric Ocelot. Wonderful news! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/717843 Title:

[Bug 717843] Re: python2.7 python imaging (PIL) dumps core with buffer overflow

2011-06-12 Thread David Oftedal
Even creating a new YCbCr image or converting an existing one to YCbCr makes PIL crash due to a buffer overflow, so there's a good chance this is due to that bug. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 717843] Re: python2.7 python imaging (PIL) dumps core with buffer overflow

2011-06-14 Thread David Oftedal
Also mentioned here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6080825/python-pil-ycbcr-support -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/717843 Title: python2.7 python imaging (PIL) dumps core with

[Bug 237604] Re: Ctrl-key stuck in Gnome after continued browsing

2008-12-28 Thread David Oftedal
I've been having this problem across several versions of Ubuntu, and have been affected by the problem both in KDE and Gnome. One link that has been suggested is that it could be related to some keycode-related error messages that keep appearing in dmesg : [quote][4335062.871000] atkbd.c: Use

[Bug 194214] Re: Keys get stuck down

2008-12-28 Thread David Oftedal
My reply to https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/237604 might be of interest: [quote] I've been having this problem across several versions of Ubuntu, and have been affected by the problem both in KDE and Gnome. One link that has been suggested is that it could be related to some

[Bug 237604] Re: Ctrl-key stuck in Gnome after continued browsing

2008-12-28 Thread David Oftedal
** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid = Confirmed -- Ctrl-key stuck in Gnome after continued browsing https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/237604 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 237604] Re: Ctrl-key stuck in Gnome after continued browsing

2008-12-29 Thread David Oftedal
It's been 16 hours without the hotkeys-setup service, and so far the keyboard has worked perfectly. It looks as if we may have found our culprit. -- Ctrl-key stuck in Gnome after continued browsing https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/237604 You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 194214] Re: Keys get stuck down

2008-12-29 Thread David Oftedal
16 hours, and it's still working. So it's not entirely unlikely hotkeys- setup has been causing the keyboard problems all along. -- Keys get stuck down https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/194214 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 185208] Re: Ctrl+Alt keys stuck

2008-12-29 Thread David Oftedal
If you perform dmesg | grep kbd that is -- Ctrl+Alt keys stuck https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/185208 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 185208] Re: Ctrl+Alt keys stuck

2008-12-29 Thread David Oftedal
Are you getting errors like this? [4335062.871000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e02a keycode' to make it known. [4335063.546000] atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0xaa on isa0060/serio0). [4335063.546000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e02a keycode' to make it known. [4335063.607000]

[Bug 179846] Re: rdesktop ctrl key gets stuck on randomly

2008-12-29 Thread David Oftedal
I've had a stuck ctrl key that may be related the hotkeys-setup service. The following messages appeared in dmesg: [4335062.871000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e02a keycode' to make it known. [4335063.546000] atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0xaa on isa0060/serio0).

[Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat (Feisty, Gutsy)

2008-12-29 Thread David Oftedal
Are you by any chance getting error messages like this in dmesg? [4335062.871000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e02a keycode' to make it known. [4335063.546000] atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0xaa on isa0060/serio0). [4335063.546000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e02a keycode' to

[Bug 237604] Re: Ctrl-key stuck in Gnome after continued browsing

2008-12-30 Thread David Oftedal
But now the bug's returned again. Too bad, because this one seemed to be a winner. -- Ctrl-key stuck in Gnome after continued browsing https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/237604 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 185208] Re: Ctrl+Alt keys stuck

2008-12-30 Thread David Oftedal
I see. Unfortunately, the bug just returned, too, so hotkey-setup wasn't the culprit after all. Switching distros or OSes may be the only solution so far. -- Ctrl+Alt keys stuck https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/185208 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 179846] Re: rdesktop ctrl key gets stuck on randomly

2008-12-30 Thread David Oftedal
No wait, it's back again. It just took a little longer than usual. The error messages are back, too. -- rdesktop ctrl key gets stuck on randomly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/179846 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat (Feisty, Gutsy)

2008-12-30 Thread David Oftedal
Unfortunately, disabling hotkey-setup didn't fix the problem after all. The bug just took a long time to return this time. -- Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat (Feisty, Gutsy) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/124406 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 647539] [NEW] No sound after Maverick Meerkat upgrade

2010-09-25 Thread David Oftedal
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: pulseaudio After upgrading from Lucid, the system was unable to reproduce sound. Even yes /dev/dsp had no effect. For some strange reason, alsamixer showed all channels to be muted while KDE's mixer didn't – But that turned out not to be the problem.

[Bug 647840] [NEW] Disabling Desktop Effects in KDE causes 3D to malfunction

2010-09-25 Thread David Oftedal
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: kde Turning off Desktop Effects with Kubuntu Maverick causes 3D applications such as bzflag or glxgears to display a black square instead of graphics, and Xorg's CPU usage to jump to 100%. I'm using the proprietary ATI driver, so it would be great if

[Bug 647539] Re: No sound after Maverick Meerkat upgrade

2010-09-25 Thread David Oftedal
In fact, it's worse: The commands have to be run after each reboot to get sound. -- No sound after Maverick Meerkat upgrade https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/647539 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

[Bug 582264] Re: lucid lynx going into disk activity frenzy, stalls for minutes

2011-02-18 Thread David Oftedal
The kernel bug theory seems to hold true, as the problem is much less severe with kernel 2.6.38. The system is now down to stalling for seconds at a time instead of hours at a time. An improvement by a factor of 3600x from one version to the next! Since the problem appears to be in the process of

[Bug 582264] Re: lucid lynx going into disk activity frenzy, stalls for minutes

2011-01-31 Thread David Oftedal
Definitely still a problem in kernel 2.6.37-12. Today the machine stalled twice as I was rsyncing some files from one partition to another. The first time it lasted for about an hour, during which it was possible to type in commands, but it literally took an hour to log in and kill a few

[Bug 580989] [NEW] IBUS is slow in QT4

2010-05-15 Thread David Oftedal
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ibus-qt4 When using IBUS with a QT4 application such as VLC og Konqueror, there's a significant lag before what's being typed appears on the screen, so that inputting text in near-realtime is not possible. This delay doesn't occur when using IBUS with

[Bug 580989] Re: IBUS is slow in QT4

2010-05-15 Thread David Oftedal
The delay seems to be introduced by some part of the software involved with holding the composition string before candidate selection. This can be verified by entering several letters in quick succession, causing the output to be delayed, and then immediately pressing the return key. This will

[Bug 580989] Re: IBUS is slow in QT4

2010-05-16 Thread David Oftedal
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 573434 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/573434 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 573434 korean(hangul) is inputted slowly on kubuntu 10.04 -- IBUS is slow in QT4 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/580989 You received this bug notification

[Bug 573434] Re: korean(hangul) is inputted slowly on kubuntu 10.04

2010-05-16 Thread David Oftedal
As I said in my (duplicate) bug report, the delay seems to occur when a string has been entered and is about to be displayed as a compose string. So while IBUS itself is reasonably fast, the user cannot see what they are typing in real time. The bug affects other languages as well – I've seen it

[Bug 573434] Re: korean(hangul) is inputted slowly on kubuntu 10.04

2010-05-16 Thread David Oftedal
Preedit string actually seems to be the proper term. -- korean(hangul) is inputted slowly on kubuntu 10.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/573434 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 580989] Re: IBUS is slow in QT4

2010-05-17 Thread David Oftedal
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 568407 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/568407 ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 573434 korean(hangul) is inputted slowly on kubuntu 10.04 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 568407 QLineEdit doesn't update text when changed

[Bug 573434] Re: korean(hangul) is inputted slowly on kubuntu 10.04

2010-05-17 Thread David Oftedal
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 568407 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/568407 Peng Huang has investigated the problem, and it has turned out to not originate in ibus-qt. In fact, it also affects SCIM's Qt module, which is part of an entirely different software package. ** Package

[Bug 583954] Re: ibus-daemon applet leaks memory badly

2010-05-22 Thread David Oftedal
I had it climb to 21% of available memory, which should be about 831.18MB? -- ibus-daemon applet leaks memory badly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/583954 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 583954] Re: ibus-daemon applet leaks memory badly

2010-05-22 Thread David Oftedal
The IBUS project uses Google Code and Google Groups and not Launchpad for project management, though, so it's not guaranteed that they'll see this bug report unless it's reported there. They also have an IRC channel on Freenode. -- ibus-daemon applet leaks memory badly

[Bug 583954] Re: ibus-daemon applet leaks memory badly

2010-05-22 Thread David Oftedal
Possibly... I wouldn't be able to say whether that happens in practice, though. -- ibus-daemon applet leaks memory badly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/583954 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 583954] Re: ibus-daemon applet leaks memory badly

2010-05-22 Thread David Oftedal
↑ It would seem that it does, since clicking on ibus (Ubuntu) above yields a number of bug reports with activity in them. So presumably it will be noticed, then. -- ibus-daemon applet leaks memory badly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/583954 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 583954] Re: ibus-daemon applet leaks memory badly

2010-05-24 Thread David Oftedal
Thank you both! This new version does not seem to leak memory at all; the memory usage stays fixed at 0.9%. -- ibus-daemon applet leaks memory badly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/583954 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 181428] Re: Terminal Server Client Error

2010-09-07 Thread David Oftedal
I have this same bug with the two cryptic error codes being 55 instead of 48. krdc has also ceased to work, abruptly disconnecting in the same manner, so it's reasonable to believe krdc is affected by the same bug. ** Also affects: tsclient Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also

[Bug 181428] Re: Terminal Server Client Error

2010-09-07 Thread David Oftedal
The problem occurred specifically with the server windows.ifi.uio.no belonging to the University of Oslo, and has been experienced and described by another user here: http://dragly.org/2010/08/31/internal-licensing-error/ The solution I used was to delete, recreate and chattr +i the licence file

[Bug 181428] Re: Terminal Server Client Error

2010-09-07 Thread David Oftedal
To modify my earlier statement somewhat: The problem with the X Error of failed request: BadAtom (invalid Atom parameter) and so on and so forth is alleviated by changing protocols from RDP to RDPv5. The bug that THEN occurs, and the solution for that, is described in the above URL (

[Bug 582264] Re: lucid lynx going into disk activity frenzy, stalls for minutes

2011-01-19 Thread David Oftedal
This issue stil affects me in Maverick Meerkat. uname -a returns the following: Linux big-iron 2.6.35-23-generic #41-Ubuntu SMP Wed Nov 24 11:55:36 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux The bug can be triggered by periods of relatively high disk activity, but it also seems to generate its own disk activity,

[Bug 582264] Re: lucid lynx going into disk activity frenzy, stalls for minutes

2011-01-19 Thread David Oftedal
Also, there was an earlier problem with these exact same symptoms which was said to be due to a race condition triggered when using a swap file stored on a LUKS-encrypted partition (this is why I no longer use swap). I still encrypt my /home partition with LUKS, so that could be related to the

[Bug 582264] Re: lucid lynx going into disk activity frenzy, stalls for minutes

2011-01-19 Thread David Oftedal
There's also a thread on the forums pertaining to what seems to be this and several unrelated problems: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1478787 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 582264] Re: lucid lynx going into disk activity frenzy, stalls for minutes

2011-01-19 Thread David Oftedal
I've upgraded to kernel 2.6.37-12-generic, and the problem seems to be much harder to trigger, but it was still possible. It seems to be triggered by low-memory conditions: 1) I used the KDE file manager and navigated to a directory containing a lot of images, so that it started to create

[Bug 1243091] Re: system keyboad layout setting has no effect

2013-11-03 Thread David Oftedal
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1235991 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1235991 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1235991 Can't “use system keyboard layout” in Saucy -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 1235991] Re: Can't “use system keyboard layout” in Saucy

2013-11-03 Thread David Oftedal
The setting does seem to work somewhat with Saucy and IBus 1.5.3, though switching it on and off again multiple times resulted in it temporarily overriding the system keyboard layout so that it functioned like the Japanese one, and additionally adding a Japanese keyboard layout to the list of

[Bug 1247545] [NEW] Extra keyboard layouts are added to IBus

2013-11-03 Thread David Oftedal
Public bug reported: From time to time, extra keyboard layouts are added to the list of selectable layouts and input methods, without being added by the user. One way I triggered this just a moment ago was: 1) Use a European system keyboard layout with some non-ASCII (8-bit) characters. 2)

[Bug 1247949] Re: the character suggestion window is drawn offscreen when input line is at the bottom of the display

2013-11-06 Thread David Oftedal
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1247471 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1247471 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1247471 IBus candidate window disappears off screen -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 1241656] Re: can't get chinese pinyin input method to work on 13.10

2013-11-02 Thread David Oftedal
It should be note that the default key combination for activating IBus has changed from Ctrl+Space to Super (Windows key) + Space. This can be changed in the settings. Input methods may also have to be added again. In the list of input methods in the IBus options, Show all input methods must be

[Bug 1247471] [NEW] IBus candidate window disappears off screen

2013-11-02 Thread David Oftedal
Public bug reported: When typing near the bottom of the screen, the candidate window for input methods such as Intelligent Pinyin and Anthy disappears off the screen, which renders IBus unusable. ** Affects: ibus (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug

[Bug 1247471] Re: IBus candidate window disappears off screen

2013-11-02 Thread David Oftedal
** Tags added: 1.5.3 13.10 saucy -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1247471 Title: IBus candidate window disappears off screen To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 1247471] Re: IBus candidate window disappears off screen

2014-02-11 Thread David Oftedal
I'm afraid the problem still persists. I don't remember a new version of iBus being released on Ubuntu since the problem first appeaed, either. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1247471

[Bug 1247471] Re: IBus candidate window disappears off screen

2014-02-12 Thread David Oftedal
When will YOU fix it? You assigned the bug to yourself. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1247471 Title: IBus candidate window disappears off screen To manage notifications about this

[Bug 1303139] Re: Kernel panic when dpkg attempts to install libc6

2014-05-01 Thread David Oftedal
** Description changed: This bug is also reported in: bug #1269483 bug #1269500 bug #1269669 bug #1286476 It affects users trying to install/upgrade libc6 using dpkg, and in my case occurred during an upgrade from 13.10 to 14.04. Similar or related bugs are reported in:

[Bug 1238930] Re: sytem crashes after running update-manager -d; kernel panic; switching back to text console; unresponsive command-line

2014-05-01 Thread David Oftedal
Ramdass Israel: Does the crash happen if you run telinit u? If so, James Hunt has posted a workaround here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1269405/comments/30 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1269669] Re: Kernel panic while configure

2014-04-04 Thread David Oftedal
This started happening on my system when I tried to upgrade to 14.04. Installing libc6, either amd64 or i386, it would appear, and either via do-release-upgrade or dpkg directly, will cause the kernel panic. not syncing: Attempted to kill init! ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug

[Bug 1269669] Re: Kernel panic while configure

2014-04-04 Thread David Oftedal
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1269731 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1269731 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1269731 init crashed with SIGSEGV -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-04-04 Thread David Oftedal
This still happens on my system when trying to upgrade libc6 during the upgrade to 10.04. Adding a fake telinit binary to the path was necessary to work around it. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1247471] Re: IBus candidate window disappears off screen

2014-04-05 Thread David Oftedal
The problem seems to be fixed in Ubuntu 14.04, so I would recommend just upgrading once it's officially released. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1247471 Title: IBus candidate window

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-04-05 Thread David Oftedal
And when I apt-get show upstart, I get Version: 1.12.1-0ubuntu1. That means that the bug either wasn't fixed in version 1.11-0ubuntu2, or there's been a regression after version 1.11-0ubuntu2. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 1269500] Re: Kernel panic when dpkg attempts to install latest version of libc6:amd64

2014-04-05 Thread David Oftedal
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1303139 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1303139 ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 1269731 init crashed with SIGSEGV ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1303139 Kernel panic when dpkg attempts to install libc6 -- You received

[Bug 1269669] Re: Kernel panic while configure

2014-04-05 Thread David Oftedal
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1303139 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1303139 ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 1269731 init crashed with SIGSEGV ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1303139 Kernel panic when dpkg attempts to install libc6 -- You received

[Bug 1269405] Re: Kernel Panic when 'telinit u', or (re)installing packages

2014-04-05 Thread David Oftedal
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1303139 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1303139 ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 1269731 init crashed with SIGSEGV ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1303139 Kernel panic when dpkg attempts to install libc6 -- You received

[Bug 1303139] [NEW] Kernel panic when dpkg attempts to install libc6

2014-04-05 Thread David Oftedal
Public bug reported: The bug described in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1269405 , https://bugs.launchpad.net/eglibc/+bug/1269483 , https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/eglibc/+bug/1269500 , https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glibc/+bug/1269669 and/or

[Bug 1271440] Re: Kernel panic when trying to upgrade

2014-04-05 Thread David Oftedal
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1303139 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1303139 ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 1269731 init crashed with SIGSEGV ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1303139 Kernel panic when dpkg attempts to install libc6 -- You received

[Bug 1303139] Re: Kernel panic when dpkg attempts to install libc6

2014-04-05 Thread David Oftedal
** Description changed: The bug described in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1269405 , https://bugs.launchpad.net/eglibc/+bug/1269483 , https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/eglibc/+bug/1269500 , https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glibc/+bug/1269669

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-04-05 Thread David Oftedal
I stand corrected! Now that you mention it, upstart would have been upgraded at some point during the upgrade, and that could very well have been after the upgrade of libc which caused the kernel panic. The upgrade was from the previous version, i.e. something like 13.10, with updates installed.

[Bug 1269500] Re: Kernel panic when dpkg attempts to install latest version of libc6:amd64

2014-04-05 Thread David Oftedal
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1269731 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1269731 ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 1303139 Kernel panic when dpkg attempts to install libc6 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1269731 init crashed with SIGSEGV -- You received

[Bug 1269669] Re: Kernel panic while configure

2014-04-05 Thread David Oftedal
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1269731 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1269731 ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 1303139 Kernel panic when dpkg attempts to install libc6 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1269731 init crashed with SIGSEGV -- You received

[Bug 1269405] Re: Kernel Panic when 'telinit u', or (re)installing packages

2014-04-05 Thread David Oftedal
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1269731 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1269731 ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 1303139 Kernel panic when dpkg attempts to install libc6 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1269731 init crashed with SIGSEGV -- You received

[Bug 1271440] Re: Kernel panic when trying to upgrade

2014-04-05 Thread David Oftedal
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1269731 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1269731 ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 1303139 Kernel panic when dpkg attempts to install libc6 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1269731 init crashed with SIGSEGV -- You received

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-04-05 Thread David Oftedal
Ah! One thing, though: Perhaps an updated version of upstart should actually be released for version 13.10? Seeing as this bug might affect a lot of people trying to upgrade. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1303139] Re: Kernel panic when dpkg attempts to install libc6

2014-04-05 Thread David Oftedal
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1269731 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1269731 Steve Langasek (vorlon) pointed out in bug #1269731 that the issue may in fact have been fixed, as I could have been running the old version of upstart when the error occurs. Running the telinit u command

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-04-06 Thread David Oftedal
It's identical in every way to the bugs that's marked as duplicates of this ones: - The way it's triggered (telinit) - The context in which it's triggeredthe symptoms (upgrade from 13.10 to 14.04) - The symptoms (kernel panic because of trying to kill init) Which is another way of saying it's the

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-04-06 Thread David Oftedal
As for the crash dumps, I don't have them. There seem to be many attachments posted in the duplicate bugs, but no crash dumps there either. Anyway, don't take my word for it. The problem is solved in my particular case. If the bug is still there when people start upgrading for real, then they're

[Bug 1303139] Re: Kernel panic when dpkg attempts to install libc6

2014-04-06 Thread David Oftedal
Steve Langasek (vorlon) is now saying that the bug was in fact introduced after version 13.10, which raises some questions as to why this bug is triggered during upgrades to 14.04. There is, therefore, a certain probability that users will be affected by this when upgrading to 14.04. -- You

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-04-06 Thread David Oftedal
That's incorrect. This bug did not involve upgrades from 13.10 to 14.04. Then let's put it this way: bug #1269405, #1269483, #1269500, #1269669 all mention that the bug is triggered when updating libc6 with dpkg, which is indeed the case with the bug I experienced two days ago. -- You received

[Bug 1269405] Re: Kernel Panic when 'telinit u', or (re)installing packages

2014-04-06 Thread David Oftedal
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1303139 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1303139 ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 1269731 init crashed with SIGSEGV ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1303139 Kernel panic when dpkg attempts to install libc6 -- You received

[Bug 1269500] Re: Kernel panic when dpkg attempts to install latest version of libc6:amd64

2014-04-06 Thread David Oftedal
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1303139 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1303139 ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 1269731 init crashed with SIGSEGV ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1303139 Kernel panic when dpkg attempts to install libc6 -- You received

[Bug 1271440] Re: Kernel panic when trying to upgrade

2014-04-06 Thread David Oftedal
** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 1269731 init crashed with SIGSEGV -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1271440 Title: Kernel panic when trying to upgrade To manage

[Bug 1269669] Re: Kernel panic while configure

2014-04-06 Thread David Oftedal
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1303139 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1303139 ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 1269731 init crashed with SIGSEGV ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1303139 Kernel panic when dpkg attempts to install libc6 -- You received

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